New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-26

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Some idea OF the amount OF case-law' that y
being developed and cnunciated every year may De
gained from the following figures: In the elehe
months from December I. 1886 TO August l. 1857
the United States Supreme Court and the highcS'
appellate courts OF all the States and Ierritof'es
together rendered s,325 decisions, in most OF
which pnions were written. The United Sta.es
Sunrcmc Court rendered e6s Of these and the
New-YorlS Court Of Appeals 264. Ihis was aoouo
the average number, but some OF the courts had
n far higher and some far lower record. texas
stands at the head OF the list with $40 decisions;
ennsy lvania follows with sos; and Iowa comes
next with 405 TO her credit. From those figures
the amounts vary all the way down to for
Wyoming. That Rhode Island should only re-
eeve As decisions from her highest court. Nevada
90 and Arizona 10 docs not seem so surprising as
that active. earnest, determined little Delaware
should have allowed her highest court 70 get on
with only decisions. In the United States
Circult and District Courts OF the country 665
decisions were rendered in the same period This
is n phase Of American DEVELOPMENT that was not
alluded TO Mt the recent ccIebrstion at PhiIadeE
phia II her Constitutional Fathers could have
foreseen this enormous growth of litigation and
adj Indication would they have considered 1t n
hopeful Indication OF The contraryf
A number OF Brooklyn Democrats are reported
as fnvoring "a good man" for Mayor Let them
support the Republican candidate and they will
make no mistake.
The revenue the Democratic halls draw from
the city treasury is evidently rs great as at any
previous time. The County Democracy, which at
the most will not have mprc than thirty SIX dele
gates Ia the Saratoga convention. has engaged $50
rooms and several oottagrs for the accommodation
Of the hangers-0n and "heeersr IL win take 10
Saratoes; while Tarnmany Is not far behind
This partially explains why taxes are high in
the city
A postoflIcc has been discontinued in ATassa-
chusetts because no Democrat could be- found to
serve ns postmaster. 1t takes your reform Adj
minisuation to bring forth sueh a freak as that
The high-lccnsc system adopted in Nebraska,
Minnesota and in other States is producing excel
lent results. In Minnesota. where the new law
went into effect on July I. there has been -
reduction OF one. third in the numbcr Of liquor
shops, and like RESULT shown in Nebraska.
lilegni selling hns been arvniv decreased. through
the aid OF the men who have paid the high license
fees. NewYork would have had tho benefit OF
this svstrm If it had not been for Governor Hills
veto.
Hard hearted customs inspectors have exposed
n woman who trying to smuggle In q dress
suit and business suit In order to surprise her
husband. Tho surprise however. seems to have
leen hers when the garments were discovered
and confiscatcd.
One hundred divorce cases I'm which defence
WAS made were disposed of in Chicago on Saturday
At this rate the LAWYERS will soon find IL profitable
10 have the brascmcn on incoming trains distribute
hand bills announcing that the train will stop
long enough for passengers TO procure divorces.